Bobby Titcomb and President Obama have been close friends since their childhood days at Punahou School. The two are frequently seen on the news golfing, playing basketball and dining together when the Obama family vacations in Hawaii.

But the President’s pal is now making news for a different reason — his arrest during a prostitution sting in Downtown Honolulu.

“After every sting, when you find out who the people are, you’re always surprised that they’re school teachers or other people in the community or well-known people,” Frank Lavoie, former Downtown Neighborhood Board chair, said. “Nothing goes by us now. We believe anything.”

Police say the suspect showed up at the intersection of South Street and Pohukaina Street Monday night to meet an escort from an online service. Titcomb allegedly offered to pay the escort, who was actually an undercover officer, $100 for sex.

It’s what police call a “reverse sting” — an operation designed to net Johns instead of prostitutes.

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Titcomb had no comment when reached by Hawaii News Now. There was no immediate response from the White House.

Yeah, don’t hold your breath waiting for that response.

But, I digress. The fact of the matter is that Obama told us to judge him based on the company he keeps. Unfortunately for him, that includes a plethora of unsavory characters such as domestic terrorists, communists, drug addicts, racists, and sexual deviants, to name just a few. Draw your own conclusions.